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Bowmore Small Batch Reserve

£45
50%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

49

Houses

1

Last sold

354 days ago

Bowmore Small Batch Reserve is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore. Based on 49 recorded auction lots across 37 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £30, with the most recent sale at £45. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £20 (low) to £53 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore Small Batch Reserve is £40–£50 11% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore Small Batch Reserve is up 50%, with a 6-month trend of +12.5% (up). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore Small Batch Reserve is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bowmore Small Batch Reserve, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Bowmore
Expression
Small Batch Reserve
Edition
Bowmore Small Batch Reserve
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£45

24-month median

£30

24-month high

£53

24-month low

£20

Estimated value · likely range

£40–£50 ±11%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 98% of tracked bottles

Last seen

354 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

12.5%vs 6 months ago
50%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£19£37£54May 13Dec 14Apr 18Oct 19Dec 20Jan 23Sept 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
September 2025£451
July 2025£351
May 2024£351
February 2024£301
June 2023£301
April 2023£402
January 2023£401
December 2022£401
May 2022£401
March 2022£401
July 2021£351
June 2021£351

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore Small Batch Reserve at auction?

Bowmore Small Batch Reserve appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 98% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bowmore Small Batch Reserve?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore Small Batch Reserve at auction is £45. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £30, with a high of £53 and a low of £20. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Bowmore Small Batch Reserve changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore Small Batch Reserve is up 50% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 12.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore Small Batch Reserve?

Bowmore Small Batch Reserve regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £30 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Bowmore Small Batch Reserve a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore Small Batch Reserve has moved up 50%, with a current median hammer price of £30. The bottle has been observed at auction across 49 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bowmore Small Batch Reserve?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £45, 24-month median £30 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Bowmore Small Batch Reserve that hammers at £45 would cost the buyer approximately £57 all-in including buyer's premium.

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